True demon movie hiding in “Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek” but weak story and characters need more work to bring out the monsters
Shuhei Morita, “Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek” (2004) A very lavish short film that uses cel-shaded
Shuhei Morita, “Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek” (2004) A very lavish short film that uses cel-shaded
Tatsuo Sato, “Cat Soup” / “Nekojiru-so” (2003) Here is a beautifully animated surreal short film
Alexander Sokurov, “Russian Ark” (2002) At last a film was made with just one take
Tomasz Baginski, “The Cathedral” / “Katedra” (2002) It’s a short film – less than seven minutes
Northern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Risto Orko and Alexander Ptushko, “The Sampo” (1959) A joint Finnish-Soviet fantasy production aimed at
Sergei Parajanov and David Abashidze, “Ashik Kerib” (1988) The last completed film by Georgian /
Georgiy Kropachyov and Konstantin Yershov, “Viy” (1967) A rare 1960s Soviet film in the horror
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming, “Princess Iron Fan” / “Tian Shan Gong Zhu” (1941) This
Sergei Parajanov, “Ambavi Suramis Tsikhitsa” / “The Legend of Suram Fortress” (1986) “The Legend of
Sergei Parajanov, “The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova)” (1969) A true labour of love, this